Improvement in waiters for pitchers



J. w. BOTELER. Waiter for Pitchers.

Patented Oct. 28, 1879.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE JOHN W. BOTELER, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN WAITERS FOR PITCHERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 220,956, dated October 28, 1879; application filed September 17, 1879.

. scription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to waiters used in connection with ice-pitchers, and the object is to collect the condensed water which is generated by the atmosphere on the outside of the pitchers, so as to prevent the dropping of water on table-cloths, &c. v

The invention consists in forming in the waiter an annular groove, which also passes around in the projecting part that supports the glass, and said groove is connected with the central part of the waiter by two or more radiating grooves, so that the water is all conducted to the annular groove, all of which will be more fully described hereinafter, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in-

which- Figure Iis a plan view of the waiter. II is a cross-section on line as as.

In the drawings, A represents a waiter made of any ornamental configuration, and having at one side the projecting part B, upon which the glass is to be placed. Close to the outer edge of the waiter is arranged an annular Fig.

groove, (J, which also extends around the projection B, as shown at O. From the center of the waiter radiate two ormore small grooves, D, which lead the condensed water to the annular groove.

It is well known how disagreeable it is to have the drippin gs from ice-pitchers or glasses fall on clothes or dresses, as well as tablecloths or other places, and to obviate this is the main object of my invention, the condensed water running toward the annular groove from which it can be removed at certain times.

The waiter can be made of any suitable material, and of any size and shape desired, and plain or ornamental configuration. b

The radial grooves may vanish into nothing toward the center instead of extending entire] y across, if desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A waiter for ice-pitchers, 850., provided with an annular groove, as and for the purpose described.

2. A waiter having an annular groove, 0, in combination with radiating groove-s D, arranged substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. A waiter having the projection B, and provided with an annular groove, 0, and radiating grooves D, arranged substantially as shown, and for the purpose specified.

JOHN W. BO'IELER.

Witnesses:

CHAS. F. WOLLARD, JNo. T. LENMAN. 

